During an Assessment for Alcoholism, You Learn That a Youth

Multiple Choice

During an assessment for alcoholism, you learn that a youth has type 2 diabetes and self-injects insulin twice daily. She does not perceive that drinking alcohol could affect control of her diabetes. What might you recommend?

A) That she receive information about the added risks alcohol use may pose for her in order to avoid medical emergencies, whether she is alcoholic or not
B) That she attend a psychoeducational program about how alcohol and insulin interact, whether she is alcoholic or not
C) Statistically she is not at risk for alcoholism, so she does not need to be concerned about how alcohol would affect her ability to manage her diabetes.
D) She has a possible mental illness, since she does not perceive the effect of alcohol on her diabetes, and needs a mental health evaluation